This was the final day of filming for Magical Mystery Tour at West Malling Air Station in Maidstone, Kent.
A ballroom set was constructed in the huge aircraft hanger area, for the film’s finale. Following lengthy rehearsals, The Beatles were filmed alongside 160 members of Peggy Spencer’s formation dance team, miming and dancing to ‘Your Mother Should Know’.
The Beatles all wore white suits and carnations. Also in the scene were the rest of the cast, and 24 cadets from the West Malling branch of the Women’s Royal Air Force.
On this day 24SEP1967 the final day of filming for Magical Mystery Tour in Maidstone, Kent. #PeggySpencersFormationDanceTeam pic.twitter.com/JWdkXbZvmS
— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) September 24, 2017
Also on this day, a sequence was filmed in which the coach party, minus The Beatles, cheered and waved for the cameras, another in which the entire cast walked past the camera, and an unused scene in which Ivor Cutler performed a song at a white organ, with contributions from The Beatles and the coach passengers.
Also on this day...
- 2024: Ringo Starr cancels two US shows
- 2023: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
- 2022: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Hard Rock Live, Atlantic City
- 2018: The Beatles’ White Album 50th anniversary box set to include remixes, demos and outtakes
- 2002: Paul McCartney live: United Center, Chicago
- 1968: Recording: Happiness Is A Warm Gun
- 1961: The Beatles live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
- 1960: The Beatles live: Indra Club, Hamburg
- 1941: Linda Eastman is born
Want more? Visit the Beatles history section.
This was a long day.There were generator problems- replacements had to be found.
This was to mean siting around and waiting. I can still remember the Balloons under the ceiling kept in Nets, jumping up and down for part of the film and running out of the Hangar for the end of the MMT Film.